HOME
By: John ‘Doc’ Strange
Directed by: Tim Johnson
Cast: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, and Jennifer Lopez
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild action and some rude humor)
Selig Rating: FULL PRICE
Runtime: 94 Min.
Deep in space lives a race of beings, the Boov. They are a race of beings who feel that the best way to deal with danger is to run and hide! This is a race that looks nothing like us but like some of us, they will follow that one person/being that looks like they know what they are doing. That doesn’t mean the being really DOES know better. The crowds (or sometimes an entire population) simply follow the appearance of that knowledge.
When the Boov feel threatened by the Gorg (OK, the Gorg are destroying worlds chasing the Boov) they run to the Milky Way Galaxy (after all, the Grog are known to be lactose intolerant). It’s unfortunate for the human race, but the planet that the Boov have chosen for their next hiding place is… Earth!
Upon arrival, the Boov move all humans to an enclave giving the Boov the entire planet for their use. To move everyone, they turn off the world’s gravity, use these neat bubbles to open holes in the buildings or any other structures and then vacuum the humans up and move them to the enclave.
Boov all react alike and for the most part act alike. One of their number is not like his fellows. “Oh” (Jim Parsons) has gotten his name because every time the over-eager, too friendly, boob of a Boov walks up to another of his race, they always say, “Oh!"
When Oh arrives at his new living space, he discovers Gratuity ‘Tip’ Tucci (Rihanna) with her cat, Pig. She was missed during the snatch which grabbed her mother Lucy (Jennifer Lopez). Tip and Pig try to go find Lucy. Sadly, she damages her mother’s car in front of a convenience store. Oh catches up with the young girl. Tip’s attempts to get Oh to understand why she must find her mother and Oh’s utter lack of understanding is both illuminating and very well written
Oh, and there is another small problem. Upon arriving at his new home, Oh invited his friends to a house warming party. That is he MEANT to invite his friends to the party. The “Send All” button sends the invite to EVERYONE. Everyone includes the Grog! His people go nuts! They just found this neat place to hide and now they have to run again! When Captain Smek (Steve Martin) hears of the faux pas, he orders the message be aborted. Oh no! Oh has changed his password! Every other Boov uses the same password. They must find him and force him to give up his password before the message can spell doom for their hiding place! They sick Oh’s not so friend, Kyle (Matt Jones), on his trail.
Oh decides to help Tip find her mother. He modifies her car using a frozen beverage machine from a convenience store to power the car that he also converts to fly. His motives are not pure. What he really wants is to go hide in the one place he thinks the Grog won’t look, Antarctica. Tip, however, isn’t having any of that. She wants to go to the headquarters of the Boov to find out where they put her mother.
Their journey leads them to cross the ocean to France. In Paris, we learn more of the back story about how the Boov came to our world as the trio totally disrupt the Boov Central Command at the Eiffel Tower (renamed the “Great Antenna”). As Tip, Oh, and Pig make their way around the world in their search for Lucy, we learn piece by piece what motivates these newcomers. Finally they arrive in Australia, the new home of all mankind, where they find the object of their travels, Lucy Tucci.
This film is not a story of conquest but of a timid race who only want to be left alone and the race that has their destruction as its number one goal. It’s the story of WHY the Grog desire that all the Boov die. It’s the story of a little girl whose mother has been stolen from her and her unflinching struggle to find her. It’s the story of how we must recognize our mistakes and deal with them head-on, never flinching and never running away.
Home is a film that kids will love. It’s a film that parents will be able to watch again and again, too. I think it will join the list of films that are a must for every family to own.
Movie Site: http://www.meettheboov.com/
The Selig Rating Scale:
FULL PRICE – Excellent movie, well worth the price
MATINEE – Good movie
DOLLAR – OK movie
CABLE – No need to rush. Save it for a rainy day.
FREEBIE – Good that I saw it on the big screen but wish I hadn't paid for it.
COMMERCIAL TV – Commercials and cutting to the allotted time will not hurt this one.
FORGET IT! – Bad. If you see this one, do yourself a favor and keep it to yourself.
GET YOUR TORCHES – BAD! – Burn the script, the writer, the director and maybe even the actors!
